adj
Meaning 1
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
asking
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈæskɪŋ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɑːskɪŋ/
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Northern-England, Scotland: /ˈaskɪŋ/
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New-York-City, Philadelphia: /ˈeəskɪŋ/
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/ˈæksɪŋ/ African-American Vernacular
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CMU ARPABET: AE1 S K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- His asking was greeted with silence.
Meaning relationships
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noun
Meaning 3
A request, or petition.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, rare, singular, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 4
The marriage banns.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, in-plural, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle of ask
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 6
the verbal act of requesting
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: request
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: speech act
Narrower terms: notification, notice, wish, indirect request, invitation, entreaty, prayer, appeal, petition, orison, call, charge, billing, trick or treat, questioning, inquiring, order, recall, callback
History
Etymology
From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.
From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiskungu, equivalent to ask + -ing.
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